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Portraying Microbial Beneficence for Ameliorating Soil Health and Plant Growth

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Abstract

Soil microflora is a vital component in improving plant growth as it performs many crucial and primary soil functions such as soil fertility, nutrient cycling, increased availability of limited nutrients, and decomposition of inorganic as well as organic matter. Soil microorganisms also positively influence physical properties of soil like its structure, porosity; aeration, and water infiltration which are favorably affected by their soil aggregate forming capabilities. Further the soil microflora plays an important role in practicing ecofriendly approaches like detoxification (bioremediation) of soils contaminated with toxins and undesirable components added due to anthropogenic activities. The global concern about chemical residues affecting soil health and environment has stimulated interest in the dynamic role of soil microbes in soil protection. Microbial interactions with the plants evoke various kinds of local and systemic response that not only improve plant’s metabolic capability to resist abiotic stress but also indirectly affect the soil health as plant growth, microbial activity, and soil health are closely interlinked. The present review is focused on the central role of soil microbes in ameliorating the harmful effects of chemicals on soil health and plant growth.

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Prasad, J.K., Dey, R., Gupta, S.K., Raghuwanshi, R. (2020). Portraying Microbial Beneficence for Ameliorating Soil Health and Plant Growth. In: Giri, B., Varma, A. (eds) Soil Health. Soil Biology, vol 59. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44364-1_16

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